on má (he has) oni majú (they have - group of males, and mixed groups)

ona má (she has) ony majú (they have - group of females)

ono má (it has; for neuter - rare)

To negate the verb mať, use the usual prefix ne-:

ja nemám (I don't have) my nemáme (we don't have)

ty nemáš (you don't have) vy nemáte (you don't have)

on nemá (he doesn't have)oni nemajú (they don't have)

ona nemá (she doesn't have) ony nemajú (they don't have)

ono nemá (it doesn't have)

ACCUSATIVE CASE (DIRECT OBJECT)

When a word is used as the direct object in a Slovak sentence, we use the accusative case. What we have seen so far, by contrast, are nouns and adjectives in their nominative case form - the form they take on when they are the subject (i.e., the actor) in a sentence. I have underlined direct objects in these English examples:

I have a younger sister.

I see the green house.

I heard the music yesterday.

In this lesson, we will only learn how to deal with a direct object that consists only of one noun. We will learn how to say things like 'I have a car.'

In a later lesson, we'll also cover direct objects that include adjectives: 'I have a new car.'

How we form the accusative case in Slovak depends on the grammatical gender of the direct object.

Masculine gender: If the direct object is a person or an animal, we add the -a suffix. Otherwise, the word remains unchanged.

There are several newspapers (noviny) with a national circulation, as well as a number of regional publications. Among the serious newspapers, SME and Pravda ('The Truth') are most widely read. The most popular tabloid is Nový čas ('New Time') - infamous for its overblown headlines that usually focus on scandalous celebrity affairs.

Slovakia has a state-owned TV company called Slovenská televízia ('Slovak Television'), much like the American PBS, which broadcasts on three channels. Private TV channels are more popular, however, and include TV Markíza and Joj. There is also a channel called TA3 (a pun on Tatry, the mountain range) that only broadcasts news all day. You can watch shows from these TV channels online at the following websites:

There is also a state-owned radio company Slovenský rozhlas ('Slovak Radio Broadcasting'), not unlike NPR in the United States, which broadcasts on several radio stations. The most popular private radio station today is Rádio Expres, which plays a lot of pop music. You can listen to these radio stations online: